Advisory: Sol LeWitt exhibition reception this Thursday
'Call Sol' on display at Eastern until Oct. 27
Willimantic, CT (09/26/2023) — Artist Sol LeWitt's legacy will be celebrated at the opening reception Sept. 28 for the fall show at the Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University in the Fine Arts Instructional Center.
The reception starts at 4:30 p.m. with a talk by Emily Todd, Eastern dean of arts and sciences, followed by Janet Passehl, curator of The LeWitt Collection, at 4:45 p.m.
"Call Sol: The Enduring Legacy of Sol LeWitt" traces the influence of this icon of American conceptual art on artists working in a wide variety of styles and materials. The exhibition focuses on 10 artists that LeWitt touched intellectually, formally or stylistically.
Eastern art students executed a LeWitt wall drawing for the gallery, following the artist's instructions. LeWitt, a native of Hartford, died in 2007. He created the first of his large-scale wall drawings in 1968, helping to redefine what art is, who can make it and who can own it. Using his instructions, more than 1,350 wall drawings have been produced.
Among the artists showing works in the exhibition are Karin Shaefer, Maria Kassianidou, Linda Lindroth, Janet Passehl, David Borawski and Edie Fake. Abigail Levine, who translates LeWitt instructions into a dance score, will perform on Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. Ceramic artists Linda Casbon, David S. East and Peter Pincus also have works on display.
Also on view is the design for the new Babyn Yar synagogue in Kyiv, another reflection of LeWitt's legacy. Created by the Swiss firm Manuel Herz Architects in 2021, it marked the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Kyiv's Jewish population that took place during the Holocaust, one of the worst massacres of the Nazi regime.
The exhibition, on view until Oct. 27, will include a screening on Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. of "We Built This House," a documentary about the synagogue Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek in Chester, CT, whose architect, Steve Lloyd, collaborated with LeWitt.
A schedule of events and artists' talks: https://www.easternct.edu/art-gallery/_documents/2023-call-sol-events-schedule.pdf
Parking directions: https://www.easternct.edu/art-gallery/directions-parking/directions.html
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